Calpurnius Siculus: Exploring pastoral en route to the city

This discussion explores Calpurnius Siculus’ contribution to and development of the pastoral genre. His incorporation of non-pastoral genres is discussed in relation to his concerns with pastoral succession, imperial recognition and personal remuneration. Calpurnius’ intertextual relationship with the Augustan love elegists and Ovid is explored as evidence of his innovative treatment of the genre. The trajectory from optimism with the pastoral genre in Eclogue 1 to disillusionment in Eclogue 7 is explored with particular focus on his ambiguous use of language and his representation of ‘unnatural’ nature. His imperial panegyric is considered alongside contemporary writers of the early Empire to counter criticism that Calpurnius was a self-serving career poet. The contradictions of the locus amoenus are an important theme of the collection and are discussed in the light of the difficulty surrounding interpretations of Calpurnius’ Eclogues.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

ma

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

masters

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Fordham, Penelope

• PA Ieitheg glasurol

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UWTSD

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oai:repository.uwtsd.ac.uk:3164